Title
Discuss Court of Record
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2C: Identify opportunities for internal efficiencies and continuous improvement to affect a high performing organizational culture)
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2019
DEPARTMENT: Municipal Court
CONTACT: April Morman, Court Administrator
Steve Tilton, Assistant City Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• No action - for informational purposes. Proposed ordinance approving Court of Record status tentatively set for June 18, 2019.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Court Administrator April Morman will discuss the benefits of the City of McKinney becoming a Court of Record. Key reasons that the City of McKinney should pursue becoming a Court of Record include, but are not limited to, the following:
• To reduce the number of uncontested cases being appealed;
• To reduce the administrative burden for court staff to prepare cases for appeal;
• To recapture revenue on uncontested cases appealed to Collin County; and
• To bring uncontested cases to a final outcome.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• With the potential passing of an ordinance approving Court of Record status in McKinney, the City will have all the necessary requirements met to become a Court of Record. 10 of 12 of our comparable/benchmark communities are Courts of Record.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• Over the course of the past five (5) years, there have been 1,797 cases appealed to Collin County. Those cases have totaled $273,928.53 in lost revenue to the City.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A